My LBD Story— I’ll be wearing my Little Black Dress on a perfect weekend away in New York City with my amazing husband. With two nights on the town I needed two dresses! We’ll have minimal space in our bag we’ll take on the train into the city… so I simply made a fully reversible LBD! One side is my version of the classic LBD, a feminine and form-fitting 1960s sheath dress that dips low in back— perfect for dinner and drinks out, then off to the Whitney Museum’s Biennial. On night two (after a day of fabric shopping in the Garment District, off course) I’ll flip the dress over to the sassy and bold print for a night that starts with a spicy feast at an Indian restaurant and then off to a jazz club for some fantastic live music and drinks.

I used a stretch satin for the black, a delicate black lace for the bodice overlay and some vintage velvet ribbon to make the tiny bow on front. The zipper is lapped on back for a vintage look for this retro black dress. On the bold printed side I used a silky, slinky charmeuse. I left zipper exposed on this side for a trendy look. I used a Burda magazine pattern (also downloadable here on their site). It’s from 5/2013 #134.

This is gorgeous kathy, i don’t know how i missed this? I love both sides. I have made reversable dresses as well, they’re such fun. I went to the ladies room one night and flipped my dress!! Peoples faces where priceless. I found your fab dress as i made a heavilly adapted one for my daughters birthday x

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